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Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

Notice of Public Hearings.

This document provides notice of additional public hearings to be held in Chicago, Illinois and Madison, Wisconsin regarding FRA Docket Nos. 1999-6439 and 1999-6440. On January 13, 2000 (65 FR 2230), FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on the Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (Docket No. FRA-1999- 6439). On the same date FRA released a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEIS) (Docket No. FRA-1999-6440) pertaining to the proposals contained in the NPRM. In both documents, FRA stated that public hearings would be held in a number of locations throughout the country. On February 15, 2000 (65 FR 7483), March 22, 2000 (65 FR 15298), and March 29, 2000 (65 FR 16559) FRA published in the Federal Register documents regarding the locations of combined hearings on the NPRM and DEIS to be held in various cities. This document provides notice of two additional public hearings to be held in Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin. This document provides information pertaining to those hearings as well as repeating information previously published regarding hearings to be held after the date of this document.

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